{"id":110288,"date":"2025-10-31T07:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/110288\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T07:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:48:11","slug":"revamped-taupo-hole-in-one-challenge-adds-cafe-and-new-ball-blaster-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/110288\/","title":{"rendered":"Revamped Taup\u014d Hole in One Challenge adds caf\u00e9 and new \u2018Ball Blaster\u2019 feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWith sustainability front of mind, the experience also has a novel element to it that includes a team of golf ball divers who diligently retrieve golf balls from the lake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">Group director Hayden Porter said the Ball Blaster challenge was an \u201cinnovative canon-like machine that offered another level of fun for all\u201d and was part of the Hole in One Challenge to win $10,000. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Jono and Ben from The Hits Breakfast spent two days trying for an elusive Hole in One at Lake Taupo in 2022.  Photo \/ NZME\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Jono and Ben from The Hits Breakfast spent two days trying for an elusive Hole in One at Lake Taupo in 2022.  Photo \/ NZME<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cAdding a roof to the bays and the addition of food and beverage makes it a true all-weather, 365 days a year attraction,\u201d Porter said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">Destination Great Lake Taup\u014d general manager Patrick Dault said Hole in One Taup\u014d had long been one of the town\u2019s favourite experiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt\u2019s fun, welcoming, and such a great part of the Taup\u014d lakefront. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt also brings fantastic flow-on benefits for nearby caf\u00e9s, shops, and other local operators. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cYou can have a go at the Hole in One, then stroll across the road for a bite to eat or some shopping, everything\u2019s right there and easy to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">The Hole in One Challenge reopened for business just ahead of the Labour Weekend holiday in what Porter described as a \u201csoft opening,\u201d of the golf bays only, while the full building was scheduled for a full opening in the first week of December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWhile we continue with the final touches of the cafe, it is great to be able to deliver an iconic tourism experience and meet the demands of our visitors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIn addition to the Hole in One Challenge, the caf\u00e9 will open for business in December, serving Little Lato Gelato, Halo coffee and great cabinet caf\u00e9 food for patrons to enjoy not only the golf but also the best view in town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">The locally owned and operated Hole in One Challenge will be managed by Alexandra Williams, who comes from an extensive hospitality background.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWith sustainability front of mind, the experience also has a novel element to it that includes a team&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110289,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[34284,74,95,30642,79093,32737,6636,5071,57920,42,36567,22528,16569,78,58570,79094,4486,117,43,5270,6443,79092,1852,1529,40,38,41,39,14043,102],"class_list":["post-110288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-adds","tag-after","tag-and","tag-ball","tag-blaster","tag-caf","tag-challenge","tag-feature","tag-freshly","tag-headlines","tag-hiatus","tag-hole","tag-iconic","tag-in","tag-millionplus","tag-minted","tag-month","tag-new","tag-news","tag-one","tag-returns","tag-revamped","tag-taup","tag-three","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-upgrade","tag-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}